To Anyone Going Through A Breakup (for boys only)
Joey Kidney・9 minutes read
Men should not suppress emotions post-breakup and should engage in emotional processing to avoid negative consequences, as emphasized by Joey while discussing the importance of understanding and coping with emotions post-breakup to prevent emotional neglect and foster healing.
Insights
- Men's emotional experiences post-breakup are often overlooked, leading to advice that emphasizes physical health and neglects emotional processing, despite the high suicide rates among men due to emotional neglect.
- Joey underlines the importance of men expressing their emotions post-breakup through methods like "brain dumping" and fostering emotional connections with friends through compliments, gifts, and hugs to aid in the healing process.
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Recent questions
How should men cope with emotions post-breakup?
By not suppressing emotions, engaging in "brain dumping," and seeking emotional support.
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Summary
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Emotional Healing After Breakup: Men's Perspective
- The last video on breakups had 35% female viewers and 65% male viewers, prompting a discussion on men's emotional experiences post-breakup.
- Men are advised to not suppress emotions post-breakup, with a suggestion to engage in "brain dumping" by expressing feelings on paper or to a confidant.
- Traditional breakup advice for men often focuses on physical health, work, and dating, neglecting the importance of emotional processing.
- The speaker, Joey, emphasizes the significance of understanding and coping with emotions post-breakup, drawing from personal experiences and interactions with athletes.
- Joey outlines four phases of a breakup: understanding both sides, fixation on the ex, anger, and moving forward while comparing new experiences to the past relationship.
- Men are encouraged to value their emotions, with a reminder that 79% of suicides are by men due to emotional neglect, and are advised to compliment friends, give small gifts, and offer hugs to foster emotional connection and healing.
